11 Bible Verses about Death Of The Righteous

indeed, if we live, we always live in relation to the Lord, and if we die, we always die in relation to the Lord. So whether we live or die we belong to the Lord.

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who from this time die as Christians.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "let them rest from their toils, for the things they have done are going with them."

and yet I am cheerful and confident, but really I prefer to be away from home in the body and to be at home with the Lord.

For to me living means Christ and dying brings gain. But if to keep on living here means fruit from my labor, I cannot tell which to choose. I am hesitating between two desires, for I long to depart and to be with Christ, for that is far, far better,

Let me tell you a secret. We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,

One day the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to be Abraham's bosom companion, and the rich man too died and was buried.

My life, indeed, is already ebbing out, and the time has come for me to sail away. I have fought the fight for the good, I have run my race, I have kept faith. Now the crown for doing right awaits me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day, and not only me but also all who have loved His appearing.

because I know that the removal of my bodily tent is to be very soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.

They continued stoning Stephen as he continued praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

Then Jesus uttered a loud cry, and said, "Father, I now commit my spirit to your care." As He said this He breathed His last.

For I know that if this earthly tent in which I live is taken down, I have a building in heaven which comes from God, a house not built by human hands but eternal. For in this one I am sighing, because I long to put on, like a robe, my heavenly body, my future home, and if I do put it on, I shall not find myself to be disembodied.